Should I get a Droid? That's the Verizon competition to the iPhone, and it is made by Motorola. It uses the "Android" operating system.
cons: I understand you have to close the browser before you can make a call. Cost, of course, although the add-on to our current plan is just $30 for unlimited data. Learning curve. Have to figure out how to program it to the car's bluetooth (or I guess it's really re-program the car?). Also reprogram the other bluetooth headsets (to use in the truck/van).
neutral: touted for Google maps / GPS features, but not so important for me (I generally know where I'm going).
pros: combine my current phone, PDA, and mp3 player. Add a really good camera (5 megapixel, I think?), so eliminate Brooke saying "Get a new camera, Mom." Web browse when we are traveling, and eliminate the problem of RV parks not having wireless internet (or having a weak signal or low capacity, and some not having secure networks). Eliminate Scott pointing at my poor little HP-iPAQ and saying, "Are you still using that thing?" Eliminate calling Bill to have him look up something for me when I'm running around.
Legacy of Federal Control
3 years ago
Pro, additional #1: Eliminate Brooke pointing at your phone and saying, "That thing still works?!"
ReplyDeletePro, additional #2, not definite: Brooke might actually be able to understand what you're saying when you call her from your cell phone, instead of the current world in which she has to say "what?" to about every 3rd word (because our phones seem to hate each other)
(Several Pros, in summary form: Eliminate children nagging about the stone-age technology you still use.)
Netural: We (your kids) will think you're cooler if you have a smart phone, although you can't reach maximum coolness unless yoy get an iPhone or Crackberry (or possibly even a My Touch).